Category Archives: Campfire tales

From John Burish on writing, It’s Only Me:  This idea came from my fond memories of Halloween as a child and the many stories I’ve heard about my Grandmother on my stepfather’s side of the family. She was an eccentric lady … Continue reading →

From Matt about writing The Sandbox: I hated sandboxes when I was a kid. Then one day I decided, it’s time to face the hate. It’s time to step into the sandbox. And voilà.     THE SANDBOX Written by Matt Duggan I … Continue reading →

From David Caprita: The inspiration didn’t come from a true story, or some apocryphal tale I heard on the internet.  It didn’t even appear in my imagination about parents and their kids and loss.  It came from being in a city … Continue reading →

You can’t have Halloween without a witch. Melissa Underwood, who has been a contributor the past couple of years, felt that a good witch story had been missing from my annual canon of weird. And it’s true, I’ve never been enamored … Continue reading →

Today’s story comes from longtime October Ghosts contributor, Chris Pauley. This comes from Chris as to why he was inspired to write Trick or Treat: I was looking to do something that was a little different than your regular ghost … Continue reading →